Laparoscopic repair of late presenting congenital Bochdalek diaphragmatic hernia

Udipta Ray; Bikramjit Maity; Tamal Kanti SenGupta; Sankar Das Chattopadhyay; Naveen Kumar Gupta

Laparoscopic repair of late presenting congenital Bochdalek diaphragmatic hernia

J Indian Med Assoc. 2011 Jun;109(6):435-6.

Authors

Udipta Ray¹, Bikramjit Maity, Tamal Kanti SenGupta, Sankar Das Chattopadhyay, Naveen Kumar Gupta

Affiliation

¹ Department of General Surgery, NRS Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata 700014.

PMID: 22315780

Abstract

Bochdalek diaphragmatic hernia is a common congenital anomaly presenting in the neonatal period and managed by open surgical procedures. Late presentation is usually associated with better prognosis. Here a case of a 10 years old boy presenting with Bochdalek hernia, managed primarily by laparoscopic approach is reported.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Gastrointestinal Diseases / etiology
Gastrointestinal Diseases / physiopathology
Hernia, Diaphragmatic / complications
Hernia, Diaphragmatic / diagnosis
Hernia, Diaphragmatic / physiopathology
Hernia, Diaphragmatic / surgery
Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital*
Humans
Laparoscopy / methods*
Male
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology
Respiratory Insufficiency / physiopathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography